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绵延

綿延
miányán
verb #32,369

Meanings

  1. 1 to stretch long and unbroken
  2. 2 to extend continuously
  3. 3 to span (of mountain ranges)

Examples

HSK 3
长城绵延上万里。
Chángchéng miányán shàngwàn lǐ.
The Great Wall stretches over ten thousand li.
HSK 7-9
山脉绵延到地平线。
Shānmài miányán dào dìpíngxiàn.
The mountain range extends to the horizon.
HSK 7-9
这条河流绵延数百公里。
Zhè tiáo héliú miányán shùbǎi gōnglǐ.
This river stretches for several hundred kilometers.

Tips

memory
绵 (cotton; soft, continuous) + 延 (to extend), like a continuous thread of cotton. Used for anything long and unbroken: mountains, lineages, traditions.

Stroke Order

绵 mián
延 yán